I have a slightly different take on this. I have some posts where a featured image isn't necessary and I'd just like the post to show the title unless it actually has an image (rather then showing the blank rectangle). Is there a way to do this?

]]>timethief on "problem with oxygen theme"https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/problem-with-oxygen-theme#post-1062728
Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:33:49 +0000timethief1062728@https://en.forums.wordpress.com/I gray box will be gone as soon as you set a featured image.

Showcase page template
When you first activate Oxygen, you’ll see your posts in a traditional blog format but if you’d like to showcase your content in an online magazine-like fashion, then you can use the Showcase Page template. ...

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Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:49:18 +0000smacario1061963@https://en.forums.wordpress.com/I have oxygen theme, how do i get rid of the ugly gray rectangle that is at the top of all my posts on my news feed? I want to put pictures there instead!
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